Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Faculty
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Gurjit S. Sidhu, Ph.D. Division of Infectious Diseases Assistant Scientist e-mail:sidhugs@medicine.ufl.edu 1600 SW Archer Road, Box 100153 Gainesville, FL 32610-0277 352-392-2944/FAX 392-392-6481 |
Brief History:
Dr. Sidhu received his master’s degree from Punjab Agricultural Univeristy, Ludhiana, India and Doctorate in microbiology from Panjab Univeristy, Chandigarh, India. He received his post doctoral training in cell biology and cellular microbiology at University of Florida.
Training:
| Degree Program |
Institution | Field/Specialty |
| B.Sc. | Panjab University, Chandigarh | Biology |
| M.Sc. | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | Microbiology |
| Ph.D | Panjab University, Chandigarh | Microbiology |
| Post Doctoral | University of Florida | Cellular Microbiology |
| Fellowship | University of Florida | Cell Biology |
Academic Interests:
Dr. Sidhu’s research focuses on signal transduction events during host pathogen interactions.
Representative Publications:
- Zhang Y, Vorobiev SM, Gibson BG, Hao B, Sidhu GS, Mishra VS, Yarmola EG, Bubb MR, Almo SC, Southwick FS. (2006) A CapG gain-of-function mutant reveals critical structural and functional determinants for actin filament severing. EMBO J. 25(19):4458-67.
- Gurjit Sidhu, W. Li, N. Laryngakas, T. Balla, and F. Southwick. (2005). Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase is Required for Intracellular Listeria monocytogenes Actin-based Motility and Filopod Formation. J Biol Chem. 280: 11379
- Zhao LY, Liu J, Sidhu GS, Niu Y, Liu Y, Wang F, and Liao D. (2004). Negative regulation of p53 functions by daxx and the involvement of MDM2. J Biol Chem. 279: 50566